Table 2.
Correlates of unstable workplace among female sex workers servicing truck driver clients in two border cities in Mexico (n=200).
| Variable | Univariate | Controlling for city | Multivariate |
|---|---|---|---|
| odds ratio (95% CI) | odds ratio (95% CI) | adjusted odds ratio (95% CI) | |
| Demographics | |||
| Age, <30 years vs >30 years-old | 0.48 (0.23, 1.00) | 0.52 (0.24, 1.09) | - |
| Income, <4000 pesos vs >4000 pesos | 0.52 (0.24, 1.12) | 0.87 (0.27, 2.06) | - |
| Reports financial situation as | - | ||
| Good/very good | Referent | Referent | |
| Neutral/bad/very bad | 0.26 (0.12, 0.56)* | 0.34 (0.15, 0.78)* | |
| Has child/children | 0.35 (0.14, 0.92)* | 0.39 (0.15, 1.03) | - |
| Study site | |||
| Nuevo Laredo | Referent | Referent | Referent |
| Ciudad Hidalgo | 0.32 (0.14, 0.70)* | 0.32 (0.14, 0.70)* | 0.30 (0.12, 0.76)* |
| Migration factors | |||
| Birthplace: born in Mexico vs outside Mexico | 2.30 (1.04, 5.08)* | 0.49 (0.08, 2.93) | - |
| Ever been deported | 0.12 (0.17, 0.93)* | 0.15 (0.02, 1.14) | - |
| Substance use and incarceration | |||
| Heavy alcohol use, >4 drinks in one occasion | 0.29 (0.12, 0.71)* | 0.42 (0.17, 1.05) | - |
| on a typical drinking day | |||
| Sexual behaviours and risks | |||
| Reports having an STI symptom in the last 6 months | 1.94 (0.81, 4.64) | 1.41 (0.57, 3.49) | - |
| (itching, discharge, ulcers, warts, etc.) | - | ||
| >10 sex partners in the last 6 months | 4.58 (1.34, 15.7)* | 3.94 (1.13, 13.7)* | - |
| Lives and works in the same location | 0.25 (0.10, 0.60)* | 0.33 (0.13, 0.83)* | - |
| Worked ≥5 years as a FSW | 1.96 (0.92, 4.15) | 1.38 (0.62, 3.06) | - |
| Majority/all clients were truck drivers in the last 6 months | 5.76 (2.13, 15.6)* | 9.60 (3.36, 27.4)* | 6.99 (2.38, 20.5)* |
| Had clients from Guatemala in the last 6 months (n=196) | 0.34 (0.15, 0.79)* | 0.67 (0.21, 2.14) | - |
| Health care access and health behaviours | |||
| At least one gynaecologic visit in the last year (n=182) | 0.19 (0.06, 0.59)* | 0.12 (0.03, 0.43)* | - |
| Ever HIV tested | 0.12 (0.05, 0.26)* | 0.13 (0.06, 0.30)* | 0.17 (0.07, 0.40)* |
| Condom efficacy scale, median (SD) | 0.79 (0.69, 0.92)* | 0.84 (0.71, 1.00) | - |
CI, confidence interval; FSW, female sex worker; SD, standard deviation.
* P < 0.05.